Supporter for the rear flap of trousers



(No Model.)

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-CHARLES SOBRESKI TERPENING, OF PRESCOTT, lVASHINGTON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 476,699, dated June 7,1892.

Application filed April 28, 1890, Serial No. 349,705. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES SOBRESKI TER- PENING, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Prescott, in the county of Walla lValla andState of \Vashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Devices fol-Supporting the Rear Flaps of Childrens Trousers; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to supporters for the rear flaps of pants.

The object of the invention is to provide simple, compact, and efficientmeans for auto matically returning the rear portions or flaps ofchildrens pants to their proper place when drawn down and after beingreleased.

The improvement consists of the novel features and the peculiarconstruction and combination of the parts, which will be hereinaftermore fully described and claimed and which are shown in the annexeddrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing theapplication of the invention, the dotted lines showing the rear flaplowered or drawn down. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the plate forsupporting the spring winding-drum. Fig. 3 is a View of the cap, lookingat the inner side of the same. Fig. at is adetail view of the drum andthe spring. Fig. 5 is a detail plan and side View of the springwinding-dru1n and the plate for supporting the same, showing therelative arrangement of the said parts. Fig. 6 is a perspective view ofthe supporter, parts being broken away to show more clearly the relativearrangement of the parts.

The plate A for supporting the active parts of the device is oblong andprovided at each end with a safety-pin O, by means of which the deviceis secured to the garment. The ends of this plate are coiled around oneside or member of the said pins 0, asashown most clearly in Fig. 2. Thepin or stud d, secured to and projected from the plate A, receives thespring winding drum or barrel E, which is mounted and rotates thereon.One end of the coil-spring F is secured to the stud or pin (2 and theother end is fastened to the drum or barrel E. The cap B for protectingthe drum or barrel E is secured to the plate Ain any suitable manner,preferably by being soldered thereto, and is centrally apertured toreceive the outer end of the stud d and brace the same. The rim of thecap is cut away to form the opening I), through which the tape or cord Dextends. The wire loop G, fastened to the plate A and located in thesaid opening b, prevents the tape or cord from injurious contact withthe sharp edges or corners of the separated ends of the said rim. Theinner end of the cord D is secured to the drum and its outer end isprovided with a hook to engage with a suitable eye on the garment. Thecord is wound on the drum in a reverse direction to the spring.

The supporter is attached to the garment by means of the safety-pins OO, as shown,

being secured to the garment in front of the rear flap of the pants. Theend of the cord D is attached to the waistband of the rear flap of thepants. hen the said rear flap of the pants is lowered, the cord D isunwound from the drum and winds up the spring. Obviously when the saidrear flap of the pants is released the spring will react and replace thesaid rear flap.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

As an improved article of manufacture, a garment-supporter consisting ofplate A, having safety-pins at its opposite ends, a spring winding-drummounted on one face of said plate, a cap for protecting the said drum, acord secured to the said drum and wound thereon, and means for securingthe free end of the said cord to the fiap of the garment, whereby whenthe said flap is lowered the cord will be unwound from the drum againstthe tension of the spring and on releasing the flap the said cord willbe rewound on the drum and return the flap to a normal position,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix inysignature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES SOBRESKI TERPENING.

Witnesses:

ELLA TERPENING, F. IBBERSON.

